Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Music news Indie rock revival: Versus and Superchunk at it again
Posted by Gabe Vodicka on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Listen up, ya slack motherfuckers! News arrived yesterday from the folks at Merge that will be of the utmost significance for many white people in their mid-thirties.
First, Chapel Hill, N.C. indie rock statesmen Superchunk are gearing up for their first album since 2001's Here's To Shutting Up! It will be called Majesty Shredding (awesome), it will drop sometime in the fall (sweet), and the band has announced a handful of summer and fall tour dates in support of the record (totally bitchin'!). No Atlanta date has been scheduled as yet, but the band will play Carrboro, N.C.'s Cat's Cradle this Friday, May 21. It's only $14! Road trip!
(Read Stereogum's "Progress Report" on Majesty Shredding here.)
But wait! There's more.
The second missive that found my inbox concerns a little band called Versus. While perhaps not as iconic as the 'Chunk, Versus nonetheless hold a special place in many folks' hearts. And for excellent reason - they're very good, in that open-chorded, slackadaisical indie rock kinda way. It reminds me of being a kid. I love it!
On August 3, Merge reports, Versus will release On the Ones and Threes, their first studio record since 2000's Hurrah. That's ten years. On top of that, they have booked two shows in July: one at the Bell House in Brooklyn on July 9, and one the next night at D.C.'s Black Cat.
Here's an mp3 from On the Ones and Threes. It's called "Invincible Hero."
Versus - "Invincible Hero" mp3
Get excited, people! Indie rock has returned!
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